Senior Data Scientist

Reports to: BI Director

Permanent - Full-time

Responsibilities:

Work with the studio stakeholders to determine the opportunities to enhance at the operational level the use of the large collected data set;
Create various data science models (classification, anomaly detection, prediction etc.);
Develop and deploy data driven services in operation in collaboration with the data engineering team;
Support the analytical team on very complex ad-hoc analyzes to uncover hidden patterns;
Assist senior management in making key business decisions;
Collaborate with project analysts to provide efficient analytical tools for production (A / B testing tool, Life Time Value factors detection, Churn prediction factors detection, Fraud detection Tool etc.);
Drive the evolution of data science best practices within the mobile division of Square Enix West.

Experience & Qualifications:

MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Financial Engineering or a related quantitative field. PhD preferred;
5 years of data science/machine learning experience;
Strong experience in SQL and Python (preferable) or Spark / Scala / R with good knowledge of data pipelines;
Operational experience with Bayesian and inferential models;
Good mastery of GCP data science technologies (Cloud TPU, AI Platform AutoML etc.);
Operational experience in data mining (GLM / Regression, Random Forest, Test Mining, Network Analysis, time series, etc.);
Game production experience is a plus;
Good knowledge of a variety of machine learning algorithms and techniques;
Bilingual (French and English).

Interpersonal Qualities:

Strong problem-solving skills;
Strong communication and presentation skills;
Oriented towards the experience of our players in the final product;
Able to collaborate with other departments (design, art, animation, narrative, programming, management, etc);
Be at ease in a team driven by constant improvements;
Capable of quick-learning and clear communication of what was learned;
Entrepreneurship and humility;
Be professional, ability to give and receive constructive feedback.

Motivation & Interests: